Cold War

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the --

• United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about--

• Japanese Americans confined in internment camps

• organizers of the Civil Rights movement

• accomplices in the Watergate scandal

• members of the Communist Party in government positions

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

• The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

• The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries

• The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

• The rapid industrialization of many South East Asian countries

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950's?

• Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased

• U.S. citizens were arrested fro being suspected communists

• Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed.

• U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.

Which group later investigated the political ideology and actions of many people associated with this film?

• The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

• The House Un-American Activities Committee

• The Motion Picture Association of America

Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in --

• the war effort of the 1940's

• the Red Scare of the 1950s

• The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s

• the political scandals of the 1970s

The Korean War was an effort by the United States to -

• carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism

• keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activities

• secure additional Asian trading partners

• extended the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia

During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?

• The threat of Soviet naval blockade

• The assistance of Chinese military

• The use of Atomic weapons on northern cities

• The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States

Which quotation from President Harry S. Truman offers a reason for U.S. involvement in the conflict North Korea and South Korea?

• "The United Nations cannot... fulfill adequately its own responsibilities until the peace settlements have been made..."

• "Above all else, we want to keep the United States prosperous and strong because we know that our prosperity is the best guarantee of peace."

• "Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion... and will now use armed invasion and war."

• "As a result of these tragic conditions, a militant minority, exploiting human want and misery... has made economic recovery impossible."

What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950's?

• North Korea attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.

• Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.

• International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption.

• Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea.